TY - BOOK AU - Eric R. Kingson AU - Kingson,Eric R. AU - Schulz,James H. TI - Social Security in the 21st century SN - 0195104242 AV - HD7125 .S59923 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Social security KW - Forecasting KW - Twenty-first century KW - Forecasts N1 - I. An overview of Social Security. The social insurance approach and Social Security / Lawrence H. Thompson and Melinda M. Upp -- The historical development of Social Security in the United States / Edward D. Berkowitz. II. Social Security issues. Should Social Security be means-tested? / Eric R. Kingson and James H. Schulz -- Are Social Security benefits too high or too low? / Marilyn Moon -- Are returns on payroll taxes fair? / Yung-Ping Chen and Stephen C. Goss -- Social Security and the economic security of women : is it fair? / Karen C. Holden -- Disability : why does the search for good programs continue? / Jerry L. Mashaw -- Does Social Security discourage work? / Jill Quadagno and Joseph Quinn -- How does Social Security affect the economy? / Edward M. Gramlich. What economic role for the trust funds? / Barry Bosworth -- Strong support but low confidence : what explains the contradiction? / Virginia P. Reno and Robert B. Friedland -- Social Security politics and the conflict between generations : are we asking the right questions? / Theodore R. Marmor, Fay Lomax Cook, and Stephen Scher -- Will Social Security be there for me? / Robert J. Myers. III. Additional view on the issues. Adequacy and equity issues : another view / Michael D. Hurd -- Financing and work issues : another view / Dwight K. Bartlett -- Institutional and administrative issues / Stanford G. Ross. IV. The future : alternative perspectives. Social Security in the 21st century : the need for change / C. Eugene Steuerle -- Bridging the centuries : the case for traditional Social Security / Robert M. Ball with Thomas N. Bethell ER -